Stanley Bank Meadow Explained

Stanley Bank Meadow
Aos:	Merseyside
Interest:	Biological
Coordinates:	53.467°N -2.717°W
Area:	14.9 hectares, 36.8acres
Notifydate:	1986
Enref:	1002821

Stanley Bank Meadow is a 14.9hectare Site of Special Scientific Interest situated 2.8km north-east of St Helens. The site was notified in 1988 due to its biological features which is predominantly damp unimproved neutral grassland, which is a rare habitat in Merseyside.^{[1] [2]} It is also part of a larger area which is a Local Nature Reserve called Stanley Bank.^{[3] [4]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Stanley Bank Meadow citation. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England.
2. Web site: Map of Stanley Bank Meadow. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England.
3. Web site: Stanley Bank . Local Nature Reserves. Natural England.
4. Web site: Map of Stanley Bank . Local Nature Reserves. Natural England.